An Alabama man who says he was ‘nearly killed’ by Casey White has compared him to Charles Manson and Ted Bundy and said he fears that the convict will hunt him down after he escaped from jail.
Charles Abernathy, 37, described White – who is currently on the run with prison guard and lover Vicky White – as ‘hunter-like’ and believes he will do whatever it takes to stay free. He will literally do anything and everything, including killing, including kidnapping, including killing animals and putting children in danger, to get what he wants,’ Abernathy said to the New York Post.
Abernathy added that White is ‘of all people to escape, this dude is probably the worst level that you could possibly let escape. You’ve got like Manson and you’ve got friggin’ like Bundy and all these crazy people. He is on that level for me.’
White was on trial in 2019 for attempted murder and kidnapping in a 2015 crime spree when Abernathy testified.
He added that he fears White will now ‘hunt’ him down while he remains on the lam from prison. Vicky White, a prison guard, helped confessed killer Casey break free from the Lauderdale County Jail in Alabama last Friday morning.
‘Casey White is good enough to not be caught,’ Abernathy said. ‘He stalked our house for days before he came in…he’s very hunter-like.’
Abernathy alleges that he and his boyfriend were watching a horror film in their home on December 2, 2015 when Casey barged in with a gun in each hand saying he wanted to kill his ex-girlfriend, who’d been living there.
As the ex’s children slept in the basement, Casey held the two men and the woman at gunpoint with Abernathy praying for his life.
The three were saved only by Abernathy’s dog, Missy Britches, who came in and bit White and distracted him enough that they were able to get away. He also worried that Vicky was no longer alive: ‘To me, she was a means to an end.’
On-the-run prison lovers Vicky and Casey White abandoned their orange SUV in Tennessee, hours after breaking out of jail, before the country realized they were missing, sheriffs admitted on Friday.
She was supposed to be taking him to court but instead, they drove away from the jail in a police vehicle. They then switched to Vicky’s orange Ford Edge – which she bought under an alias.
They drove 100 miles north to Tennessee and then dumped the car. It’s unclear where they went next.
A photo released by Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office on Friday showed an apparent attempt to spray paint part of the car green.
The SUV was found on Friday April 29, just as news of their escape was spreading through America, but it wasn’t reported to police until last night. Police have now confirmed that it was Vicky’s car, and that she and Casey had tried to spray paint it before they dumped it. It remains unclear where they are now.
Inside the car, the sheriff found Vicky’s jail radio, handcuffs and keys.
‘Somebody might have given them a ride -they could have walked and then stolen a vehicle. No one knew they were missing at that time,’ Lauderdale County Rick Singleton said.
‘This was a well thought-out, calculated plan…. we’re sort of at a loss.’
Vicky recently withdrew $90,000 in cash from her bank, the proceeds of the sale of her home, according to police on Friday. New photos have also emerged of Casey’s many tattoos that include a back inking of a Confederate flag and Nazi symbols.
Other photos show what Vicky would look like if she dyed her hair from blonde to brown.
In a message to Vicky, Sheriff Singleton said: ‘If you’re still safe, get out and turn yourself in.’We’re having to do a nationwide search. And we’ve got boots on the ground across the country, following up on tips and leads for us through the U.S. Marshal’s fugitive task force,’ Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton told Al.com.
‘So it’s just a matter of time. We’ll get them. Obviously, the sooner the better.’
On Thursday, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton – Vicky’s boss – says the search for the pair is intensifying but they still have no ‘clue where they’re at’
On Thursday, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton – Vicky’s boss – says the search for the pair is intensifying but they still have no ‘clue where they’re at’
Authorities have warned that the pair are ‘armed and dangerous’ and that Casey White is a ‘bad guy’ – having confessed to killing a 59-year-old woman back in 2015 while serving a 75-year sentence for other crimes.
Deputies in Limestone County will open an investigation into the death of his ex-girlfriend Christy Shelton.
On Thursday, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the search for the pair continues across the country, but he revealed that local and national authorities have no idea where the two could be.
‘We don’t really have a clue where they’re at,’ he told Al.com.
He continued: ‘I don’t know what their game plan was. It’s obvious this was very well planned out. It could be they’re just holed up somewhere waiting for things to die down.’
The sheriff added that his department has brought in counselors for their colleagues, some of whom are still in shock that the stellar employee of 17 years could have run away with a confessed killer the day she was set to retire.
‘I think some of them had gotten gifts for her and different things because they all respected her but some of them almost looked at her as a mother figure,’ Singleton said.
‘They’re just devastated.’
Shelton was shot in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun. Casey was there when she died, authorities say, but her death was ruled a suicide
Shelton was shot in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun. Casey was there when she died, authorities say, but her death was ruled a suicide
Corrections officer Vicky White kept her ‘special relationship’ with Casey White alive while he served a 75-year sentence in state prison for a crime spree that involved him shooting at his ex-girlfriend, according to Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton.
Casey was moved from state prison to the county jail where Vicky works in February to face trial on separate capital murder charges.
Vicky then sold her house and planned to retire on Friday before taking off with him instead. A warrant has been issued for her arrest.
Video of her leading the 6ft9in inmate out of jail shows she was ‘prepared’ to help him escape, says Human Behavior Academy president Susan Constantine.
Authorities are on day eight of a US Marshal-led manhunt for the fugitive pair. They could be armed with an AR-15 and a shotgun and may have used a copper 2007 Ford Edge to get away.